Joshua Perry arrived at Ohio State two years ago as a slender 222-pound linebacker from Olentangy High School in Central Ohio. Today, he's 253 pounds of muscle and an important cog in the Ohio State linebacking corps.

Here's what two years in Mickey Marotti's Football Strength Performance program looks like:

The transformation of walk-on linebacker Joe Burger may be even more striking:

I think Marotti and Pantoni are 2 of the most important people in our program. We can lose a coach and get another, like Vrabel and Johnson, without a drop off but these 2 would be very hard to replace.

I don't think it's your opinion, I think it's fact. S&C coaches get way more individual time with the athletes than anyone else. Having a good motivator who is also good at the S&C aspect is invaluable.

Coach Mick can show them what to do, but it is to their credit that they have dedicated themselves to putting in the work. Can you imagine what that monster Bosa is going to look like? He will be the Incredible Hulk.

Castlevania was the Sh-t on NES! As far as Genesis goes, I loved me some Golden Axe (as long as I get to be the short Viking dude with the axe). If you make me the woman or the Fabio clone with a sword, I'm not playing!

If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them. ~ Bruce Lee

I just ate a fiber one bar with chocolate drizzled on the top before I saw this. I am sitting down in my sectional, slouched halfway down. I feel so freaking out of shape after seeing this crap. Off to the gym

You can feed a bobcat all the chili it wants. That don't mean it's going to crap out diamonds.

Reminds me of the fight in the first installment of the movie "Rocky". Sly has his face all beat to hell and he says "Cut me, Mick". "Cut me."

These guys were having Mick cut them up all to hell. Perry now looks like he's closing in on fighting it out for an inside DL position. Meyer said Mick was the best...the pics of Perry definitely give Meyer some credit to the words he has been saying for years now.

Cut 'em all, Mick. You can even tell with Perry how Marotti first added the weight to up his bulk then lowered the weight and upped the reps to get that kid cut...He looks like one scary MMA fighter.

Here's to hoping they put as much time into learning our scheme as they do in the weight room. Impressive work though. Bet MM is gonna be proud of the product he hands off Sunday night (or whatever day it is).

Ok, I need to cease and desist from this ice cream while I read this... Physical specimens are an understatement. I want to see those ripped bodies flat out destroy the competition this fall... Why can't it be Aug 30 already?!

"I don't apologize for anything. When I make a mistake, I take the blame and go on from there." - Woody Hayes

Too bad JasonBuckeye missed this article. I'm sure he'd dispute the
validity, even though the proof is right in front of his face with the before and after pics.

Some people think we’re the hunted.I don’t feel that way at all.We’re the hunter.Everybody wants an angry football team.Everybody wants a team on edge and a hungry team.If you’re a hunter,that usually equates to being hungry.

Did we get any idea how much muscle he put on? Yes he gained 30lbs, but clearly there is much less body fat. I would estimate 50-60lbs of muscle he has added. That is really impressive. Way to go Josh! Way to go Joe! Keep up the good work!!!

"You do what I cannot do. I do what you cannot do. Together we do great things"